§ 9-131. Imposed; amount; collection; application.

(a)

Pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 14.1-133.2, the county hereby assesses, as part of the costs incident to each criminal and traffic case brought in the general district or circuit courts of the county, the sum of $2.00.

(b)

Such assessments shall be collected by the clerk of the court in which the action is filed and shall be remitted to the treasurer. The assessments may be disbursed by the board of supervisors for the construction, renovation or maintenance of the courthouse, jail or court-related facilities and to defray increases in the cost of heating, cooling, electricity and ordinary maintenance.

(Code 1978, § 8-69)

(Code 1978, § 8-69)